NHSC Rural Community Loan Repayment Program

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The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) provides loan repayment assistance for medical, nursing, and behavioral/mental health clinicians with specific training and credentials to provide evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in rural communities designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).

To be eligible, applicants must:

1. Be a U.S. citizen (either U.S. born or naturalized) or U.S. National
2. Have a current, full, permanent, unencumbered, unrestricted health professional license, certificate or registration in the discipline in which he/she is applying to serve, or will obtain one by June 30, 2025
3. Participate or be eligible to participate as a provider in the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs, as appropriate
4. Be eligible for federal employment
5. Be employed by, or have accepted a position at, a rural NHSC-approved SUD treatment facility where employment and provision of care to patients will begin no later than July 18, 2025

Up to $100,000 for 3 years of full-time clinical practice at an NHSC-approved SUD treatment facility that is located in a Mental Health or Primary Medical Care HPSA and up to $50,000 for 3 years of half-time clinical practice.

A one-time award enhancement of up to $5,000 for clinicians who demonstrate Spanish-language proficiency through a competency assessment is also available.

Links to the application instructions and the online application portal are available on the program website.